Samsung and Google finally took the wraps off their latest joint effort, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and it’s a screamer. The phone is just under 7mm at its slimmest point, and it runs Google’s brand new version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. The phone’s key specifications match up exactly with what we’ve reported previously, including a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, a 5-megapixel camera with enhancements, a 4.65-inch 1280 x 720-pixel Super AMOLED HD display with curved glass face, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, NFC, a 1,750 mAh battery and plenty more. The phone will initially be available as an exclusive on Verizon Wireless in the U.S., 4G LTE in tow, and in other parts of the world it will feature HSPA+ in a pentaband configuration.. The handset will launch in November, and you can check out a video feed from the Galaxy Nexus unveiling event on Google’s Android channel. With Motorola’s incredible DROID RAZR announcement earlier, we have to ask… Motorola DROID RAZR or Samsung Galaxy Nexus?

Interesting/appealing new exterior design made of practical/durable materials, accompanied by a truly fresh look, feel and function for the OS.

Not to mention that industry-leading display coupled with very solid technical specifications.

Great Job Samsung/Google!

http://www.facebook.com/DIVCorp Corey Fisher

You forgot one major deal… a “Verizon Exclusive”, this ruins it for me as I hate Verizon.

Mike Popovici

its HD display, HSPA+ and LTE versions so not for long thats my ges

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=81502772 Derek Rossler

I hate Verizon as well.

When is this phone supposed to come out?

Guest

why do you hate Verizon?? this has to be the best network in the us , hands down

Guest

larger and better resolution screen, 32 gig of rom, icream sandwich and you call it a galaxy s2? this is not apple

Anonymous

Hardly.

http://www.facebook.com/borgey401 Andrew Borges

Somebody mad they won’t be owning one huh? It’s okay I’ll upload some pictures of me using my G-Nex on Verizons LTE network so you can dream about it…… Kthanxbai

Anonymous

with PURE google; show respect!

Jo

Because I want to hold a Banana on the side of my head.

DaHarder

…that what she said/does!

Blake

that’s not even a real pic, nice work bgr.

Guest

looks real to me

Anonymous

Who talks on the phone anymore? So 2010.

VoodoMamaJewJEW

THAT WAS FUNNY :)

Anonymous

Hey, I’ve been told my banana looks good wherever I hold it.

zacamandapio

Oh man.
You killed it.

Anonymous

Dude after i was done with your mother she looked like she got hit by a ice cream truck ,

Anonymous

They give compliments out in prison like candy on Halloween

Anonymous

Looks like repackaged Galaxy S2
with 1.2GHz CPU and 5MP camera.

Also it’s 7mm thick.. except for the part that is 11mm thick.

numetheus

It’s funny how Android sheep defend their phones by comparing other Android phones to it and say it is JUST a repackaged version of the one they have. This is an amazing phone. It makes the SGS2 look like crap. I feel sorry for you and your purchase of it.

Anonymous

Truer words were never written and may I add: “it will also make that reviSed iPhone 4 (iPhone 4S) look like sh¡tier crApp!” Now, how do you feel with your puny little phone; with that puny little RAM; along with that puny little > 1 MP (0.30 Pixel to be exact) Front Facing Camera which all together already make your iTurd sooo obsolete. But, at least you can go to the APP Store and buy Winnie the Pooh Puzzle Book which really makes your phone the iDeal child’s toy; not to be confused at all with an iTouch (perish the thought)!

numetheus

I don’t have an iPhone dumbass. I rock Android 100% of the time. BOTH are amazing phones. You are pretty pathetic Android sheep to follow anything with a green Android. You sir, are obviously focussed on wanting to fondle Sergey Brins cock. Keep chasing anything Android dumb sheep.

Chuck

@numetheus:disqus , I could be wrong, but I believe @PAPINYC:disqus wasn’t insulting you at all. In my opinion, his comment was actually praising your view in insulting the “android sheep” with an addition to flame iphone fanboys. Well, that’s what I got from it anyways. BTW, I’ve been waiting for a nexus/verizon phone way too long… our time has come.

zacamandapio

Which in turn people will feel sorry for whoever buys this one as well.
There’s a 4.66″ screen coming up. And a lot faster. .00002Ghz faster as well.

http://twitter.com/GRZLA Grizzly Atoms

You call people who use Android sheep then say the phone looks nice? Maybe you should spend more time picking up books instead of weights.

numetheus

Yes. Android sheep are the same as iPhone sheep. They blindly follow either brand while attacking the other brand. Android people will follow Android no matter what happens and vice versa. They are both pathetic people. Is there anything wrong with loving both? Yes. I absolutely love Android. That Nexus phone is AMAZING. The iPhone 4s? It is amazing as well. They BOTH have their strengths and weaknesses. I rock an Android 100% at the moment and have an iPad as well because I believe current Android tablets just suck. Will they catch up? I’m sure hope they will.

@numetheus:disqus im in the same boat , i have the ipad also , their are a lot of things about it that tells me theirs no way this os could be my phone ,
i do like my ipad , although, dont think i would get another one or a android tablet. lord willing . i would upgrade to the macbook air , now that they have put the market place on that also

Anonymous

LOL. I thought it was a trick sentence too.

Anonymous

wrong. check again.

http://jimramk.tumblr.com JRK

It’s actually 8.94mm

7.1mm is the RAZR

http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

Yawn…another week, another lame android

Paul Thacker

We know you like it Norm, its ok

Mron

NORM backwards sounds like moron.. lol.

MGN

too funny

http://twitter.com/TuckerPeterson Tucker A. Peterson

You spend a lot of time bashing Android. Sure you aren’t “pulling pigtails” in the hopes that she ends up liking you? Eat a dick @Norm_4G_LTE:disqus . Eat a fat, just pulled out of an Android’s ass dick @Norm_4G_LTE:disqus You deserve it :-)

Anonymous

I was with you until the homoerotic insults lol..

http://twitter.com/TuckerPeterson Tucker A. Peterson

Yeah I got a little carried away. Rum and Android bashing does that to me :-)

Anonymous

I still say you look like “Kid” from
Kid n’ Play; man, change the lighting behind that football sized head pf yours!

Anonymous

Yea only an idiot would want an HD screen, device with NFC, and a totally revamped OS.. They want a new phone that impossible to tell from their old one.. You should be happy Apple was running out of features to rip from every other OS.. Im glad I only had to use my iPhone for 2 weeks with the 4 year old notifications..

iHomo

at least it was only a week.
apple took over a iYear to come out with a iLame same phone, iLaugh….

Anonymous

I will take the illegitimate love child of the Nexus and the RAZR. That would be an awesome phone. Just the good parts of both.

Ken

is it Global Ready?

Dave

And this will go head to head with Droid Razr? Stupid.

Anonymous

Poor moto.

BA84

First!

http://www.facebook.com/shane.lirette Shane M. Lirette

ha, not even close

VoodoMamaJewJEW

LA-HOOOOOOOOOOO-SER

FAIL

dudz

GALAXY NEXUS!!

mthr1

Interesting on the press release packet that there’s a footnote stating that the LTE version’s specifications may differ. I’m pretty jacked about the Nexus. A pure Google phone on Verizon has been a long time coming.

Bernes

I noted they specifically said the HSPA model was Xmm thin… I’m wondering if they can’t cram V’s LTE radio into the same chassis and it’s going to be a little bigger?

http://twitter.com/GRZLA Grizzly Atoms

The LTE version will be thicker due to the current size of LTE radios.

John Freeman

When does the video feed start? Will the Wifi hotspot or USB tethering functionality be stripped out or locked behind a fee? Will it be available on US Sprint? Will it have LTE support on Sprint in anticipation of their switch, or will an LTE version be released on Sprint only after the switch? What are the camera “enhancements”?

Mike Popovici

i watched it last night they didnt mention any of your questions. all they said was diffrent markets around the world so im guessing sprint maybe

Anonymous

hasnt it already been confirmed that pic is a mock up?

Logic

well it doesn’t match the verizon picture just a little further down the home screen.

Anonymous

how can you confirm a phone before the announcement? The feed is starting right now

Drew

Because, this isn’t Apple. Where the peons are clueless as to what the next iteration will look like and have to sit and sadly wait for 16 months and rely on untrustworthy rumor sucking BGR and their clueless sources and analysts for information.

Everyone else leaks a photo… purposely or otherwise. People see what’s coming and get excited. Just like a new show on TV, just like a new car or a new movie. You see a glimpse and decide whether or not you want it or want to see it.

Unlike Apple who unveils it and then proceeds to convince you to buy it by talking about how much better they are than their competitors. You can’t fault them because it works but then again, people are stupid…

Anonymous

The title of this post could have fooled me. Too bad there isn’t a time stamp on this post because I replied right when they started the official announcement before the “official” phone was announced. Another thing I don’t think that people have noticed is that they changed the picture in this post as well to the real phone. I should have taken a screen shot.

I can’t get mad at BGR though it’s all apart of the tech journalist game.

I’ll admit I’m one of those idiots that scans my newsfeed for leaked images of gadgets. What can I say I love this crap.

Zack

GOODBYE IPHONE4S!!!!!!!!

Paul Thacker

OMFG its beautiful!

Gotta love how Matias is taking this Holo UI to perfection!

Anonymous

Is it really that curved?

Blake

That’s what she said! lol

Anonymous

LOL, as soon as I hit POST, I thought, “damn it, that’s a setup question”

Boogie Booginacious

Nexus > Droid HD, ‘cept for the camera. Why only 5MP?

Anonymous

NY Times blew up a photograph to 16 x 24 inches at a professional photo lab. One print had 13-megapixel resolution; one had 8; the third had 5. Same exact photo, down-rezzed twice, all three printed at the same poster size. 95 percent of the volunteers gave up, announcing that there was no possible way to tell the difference, and only one person guessed the order correctly.

http://twitter.com/pyromanioc Will Chapman

Nexus phones are frequently more supported in the long term with new updates, and that’s the real selling point for me.

Nofan

lmfao the Droid razr was the thinnest lte phone for 1 hr

John

It’s still thinner

Tim242

lmfao it still is.

Anonymous

That’s why R.I.F. was such an important social program; too bad it was discontinued.

Curious George

Newbie here, so help me understand. Considering getting the Galaxy S2,
but so many have said wait for the Prime. Other than the higher quality
(and slighlty larger) screen, and some things like facial recognition,
aren’t most of the S2 specs as good or better? What is advantage of Ice
cream? To some extent, seems like people are making a big deal out of
this just because it has been so strongly anticipated, but I certainly
could be wrong. Any insight would be appreciated.

Anonymous

dude.. did you even watch the presentation??? If you did.. you wouldn’t buy another phone in your life without ICS on it.

Fyrfyter

This site is going to blow up having to post two Android phones in one day, and the only decent Apple news is about them missing financial expectations!

Carson Baker

HOT.

Anonymous

Galaxy Nexus will sell a lot of iPhones 4S..

Anonymous

Exactly what I want. A 4.65 inch screen, I mind as well hold a damn tablet up to my head. Pass.

SnarfvsMaximvs

Remember that part of that 4.65 is the space that used to be occupied by static buttons. I guess this would be the about equivalent of a 4.3 inch screen + buttons.

Anonymous

My Droid X is 64mm wide and new galaxy nexus is 67mm…youre crying over 3mm?? you would be a salesman…

http://profiles.google.com/adamtruelove Adam Truelove

What the hell picture is on this post? This isn’t even close to the other pictures I’ve seen tonight.